8th Golden Globes

8th Golden Globe Awards
DateFebruary 28, 1951
Highlights
Best Picture Sunset Boulevard

The 8th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1950 films, were held on February 28, 1951, in the Ciro's nightclub in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.

Winners and Nominees

Sunset Boulevard[1][2]

José FerrerCyrano de Bergerac[3][2]

Gloria SwansonSunset Boulevard[2]

Fred AstaireThree Little Words[2]

Judy HollidayBorn Yesterday[2]

Edmund GwennMister 880[2]

Josephine HullHarvey[2]

Billy WilderSunset Boulevard[2]

All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz

Sunset BoulevardFranz Waxman

Cinematography - Black and White

Cyrano de BergeracFranz F. Planer

Cinematography - Color

King Solomon's MinesRobert Surtees

New Star of the Year

Gene Nelson

Promoting International Understanding

Broken Arrow directed by Delmer Daves[2]

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)

Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman

References

  1. ^ "Sunset Boulevard". Golden Globes. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gloria Swanson, Ferrer Awarded Golden Globes". Newspapers.com. 1951-03-01. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  3. ^ "José Ferrer". Golden Globes. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2025-11-02.